Family Law Specialists Edinburgh, Glasgow
National Fertility Awareness Week (4 – 8 November 2024) has put a spotlight on infertility which is an issue faced by around 9 – 15% of couples in the UK (many of whom are employees).
In the UK, infertility extends beyond personal lives and can impact employees in the workplace; influencing employees’ mental health, productivity, and overall well-being.
[Read more…] about Fertility in the workplace – mental health & wellbeing guidance for employers
As explored in our previous blog, surrogacy is not a new phenomenon. Some people need a helping hand when creating a family, and an increasing number of modern families are created using a surrogate. While some countries including the UK are making really good progress with its regulation to ensure all parties involved throughout the surrogacy process (including the child) are protected, other countries are taking a stronger stance in ensuring its ‘removal’ from society.
[Read more…] about International Surrogacy – the creation of modern families throughout Europe
A landmark High Court judgment, Jennings v Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority 2022 EWHC 1619 Fam, ruled that a husband could lawfully use the embryo created using his sperm and the eggs of his late wife in treatment with a surrogate without the written consent of his late wife.
[Read more…] about If my partner dies, can I use our embryo in surrogacy treatment?
Marking National Fertility Week our colleagues in the BTO employment team summarise some of the key employment rights and guidance relating to fertility in the workplace.
[Read more…] about The benefits of employers implementing a fertility treatment policy for staff
This week is National Fertility Week 2020. Run annually by Fertility Network UK, Fertility Week sheds a spotlight on the fertility sector and the struggles faced by those going through their fertility journey.
[Read more…] about Fertility Week 2020 – Spotlight on Fertility Law
There is unlikely to be a single element of our everyday lives which is not touched by Coronavirus. For most, that means sheltering in one place and only travelling for essentials such as food, medicine and to care for vulnerable people. The impact on international travel is one of the most severely impacted sectors, causing chaos for intended parents currently in the middle of an international surrogacy arrangement.
[Read more…] about COVID-19 Implications for International Surrogacy Arrangements
In celebration of National Fertility Week 2019, we ask our Fertility specialists to answer your most asked questions about all things Fertility Law. Today we are talking about what happens at work if you are undergoing fertility treatment. We speak to Employment Partner Caroline Carr about the top considerations. [Read more…] about #FertilityWeek – Employment Considerations when Creating a Family – Your Questions Answered
Becoming a dad for the first time is many things. Exciting. Moving. Nerve-wracking! And one thing it shouldn’t be is complicated. If you are in a same-sex relationship, you will often need a bit of help creating your family, and it no doubt comes with many questions! Here we answer the most asked questions from our clients in a male same-sex couple.
Becoming a mum for the first time is many things. Exciting. Moving. Nerve-wracking! And one thing it shouldn’t be is complicated. If you are in a same-sex relationship, you will often need a bit of help creating your family, and it no doubt comes with many questions! Here we answer the most asked questions from our clients in a female same-sex couple. [Read more…] about #FertilityWeek: Becoming Parents as a Female Same-Sex Couple – Your Questions Answered
In celebration of National Fertility Week 2019, we ask Fertility specialist Beverley Addison to answer your most asked questions about all things Fertility Law. Today we are talking about becoming parents via surrogacy.
[Read more…] about #FertilityWeek: Becoming Parents via Surrogacy – Your Questions Answered
